"Harry S. Truman, who kept a sign with that phrase on his desk in the Oval Office. The phrase refers to the notion that the President has to make the decisions and accept the ultimate responsibility for those decisions. Truman received the sign as a gift from a prison warden who was also an avid poker player. It is also the motto of the U.S. Naval Aircraft Carrier USS ""Harry S. Truman"" (CVN-75). President Jimmy Carter arranged to borrow the sign from the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. Footage from Carter's ""Address to the Nation on Energy"" shows"
"Truman was noted for a sign in his office reading ""The buck stops here."" It was a gift from Fred Canfil, who found a similar sign in the warden's office at the Federal Reformatory at El Reno, Oklahoma. The use of other small disks as such markers led to the alternative term ""button"". Silver dollars were later used as markers and it has been suggested that this is the origin of ""buck"" as a slang term for ""dollar,"" though by no means is there universal agreement on this subject. The marker is also referred to as ""the hat"". The origin"
"1974, the month that Nixon resigned. Truman famously boasted ""the buck stops here""—he took final responsibility for his administration. Journalist Samuel Lubell challenged the claim. Citing continuing divisions within the Democratic Party, the ongoing Cold War, and the boom and bust cycle, Lubell in 1952 stated that ""after seven years of Truman's hectic, even furious, activity the nation seemed to be about on the same general spot as when he first came to office ... Nowhere in the whole Truman record can one point to a single, decisive break-through ... All his skills and energies—and he was among our hardest-working"
"in New York, 2000 featured fundraisers who had partaken of the Lincoln Bedroom or similar accommodations. The matter came up in the United States presidential election, 2000 when the Republican nominee, the Governor of Texas George W. Bush, witicized during a general election debate, ""I think they’ve moved that line the buck stops here’ from the Oval Office to … the Lincoln Bedroom."" However as it happened Bush had engaged in a similar practice with visitors to the Texas Governor's Mansion. Furthermore the first year and a half of the Presidency of George W. Bush also saw some instances of"
"Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State (also called Seated Lincoln or Sitting Lincoln) is a tall bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln in Grant Park, in Chicago. Created by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and completed by his workshop in 1908, it was intended by the artist to evoke the loneliness and burden of command felt by Lincoln during his presidency. The sculpture depicts a contemplative Lincoln seated in a chair, and gazing down into the distance. The sculpture is set upon a pedestal and a wide exedra designed by architect Stanford White. Although not as well known"
"a footnote to Nixon's ""Silent majority"" speech which states, ""Later research indicated that the desk had not been Woodrow Wilson's as had long been assumed but was used by Vice President Henry Wilson during President Grant's Administration."" This footnote itself is also in need of a footnote as the Wilson desk was not ordered until 1897 or later by Garret Augustus Hobart, more than 22 years after Wilson's death and therefore Henry Wilson could not have used the desk. After Nixon's resignation from office in 1974, the desk remained in the Oval Office throughout Gerald Ford's tenure as President. Ford"
"was displayed in the Oval Office during the administrations of Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama, sometimes to the left of the President's desk, above a cabinet or table on which was displayed Frederic Remington's sculpture ""The Bronco Buster"". It was later moved by Obama to a position next to the fireplace, above a bust of Martin Luther King Jr. In January 2017, shortly after the inauguration of Donald Trump, the painting was still in the Oval Office. It was reportedly removed later in 2017, in favor of a portrait of Andrew Jackson. Working on the Statue of"
"1899 1901 <br> (On right side of base:)<br> PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES<br> 1901 1909 signed The sculpture was commissioned by the Roosevelt Memorial Association in the 1930s after Fraser had delivered his design for the Arts of Peace memorial in Washington D.C., which at the time was also in competition with this memorial as the chosen location. For ""Arts of Peace"", Fraser made a pair of statues of Pegasus depicting the themes ""Music and Harvest"", and ""Aspiration and Literature"". This equestrian monument should therefore be seen in that context, with Roosevelt mounted on Pegasus, though in fact he is"
"was symbolized by a Stetson hat atop a giant asterisk. The hat referred to his time spent as Governor of Texas; ""Doonesbury"" artist Garry Trudeau refers to Bush of being ""all hat and no cattle"". The asterisk was intended to represent the special circumstances surrounding Bush's election, it being the typical symbol to mark footnoted special circumstances in any standard record book. Later, President Bush's symbol was changed to a Roman military helmet (again, atop an asterisk) representing imperialism. Towards the end of his first term, the helmet became battered, with the giltwork starting to come off and with clumps"
"to the Booker elementary students, President Bush is about to begin reading ""The Pet Goat"" with the students when Chief of Staff Andrew Card interrupts to whisper to the president, ""A second plane has hit the second tower. America is under attack."" The president stated later that he decided to continue the lesson rather than alarm the students. 9:06: The FAA bans takeoffs of all flights bound to or through the airspace of New York Center from airports in that Center and the three adjacent Centers—Boston, Cleveland, and Washington. This is referred to as a First Tier groundstop and covers"
"Jefferson Davis State Historic Site The Jefferson Davis Monument State Historic Site is a Kentucky state park commemorating the birthplace of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America, in Fairview, Kentucky. The site's focal point is a concrete obelisk. In 1973, it was believed to be the fourth-tallest monument in the United States and the tallest concrete-cast one. Simon Bolivar Buckner, Sr., a Confederate general, first proposed the idea of a monument for Davis during a reunion of the Orphan Brigade of the Confederate Army in 1907. Construction began in 1917 but stopped in 1918 at a"
"same invisible point, because he was Governor of Texas prior to his presidency (Trudeau accused him of being ""all hat and no cattle"", reiterating the characterization of Bush by columnist Molly Ivins). The point became a giant asterisk (a la Roger Maris) following the 2000 presidential elections and the controversy over vote-counting. Later, President Bush's hat was changed to a Roman military helmet (again, atop an asterisk) representing imperialism. Towards the end of his first term, the helmet became battered, with the gilt work starting to come off and with clumps of bristles missing from the top. By late 2008,"
"sign itself—became controversial after guerrilla warfare in Iraq increased during the Iraqi insurgency. The vast majority of casualties, both military and civilian, occurred after the speech. On May 1, 2003, Bush became the first sitting President to arrive in an arrested landing in a fixed-wing aircraft on an aircraft carrier when he arrived at the USS ""Abraham Lincoln"" in a Lockheed S-3 Viking, dubbed ""Navy One"", as the carrier lay just off the San Diego coast, having returned from combat operations in the Persian Gulf. He posed for photographs with pilots and members of the ship's crew while wearing a"
"H. W. Bush. In March 1991, days after the ground invasion of Iraq, 90% of polled Americans approved of President Bush's job performance. Later the next year, Americans' opinions had turned sharply; 64% of polled Americans disapproved of Bush's job performance in August 1992. In order to keep the campaign on message, Carville hung a sign in Bill Clinton's Little Rock campaign headquarters that read: Although the sign was intended for an internal audience of campaign workers, the phrase became a ""de facto"" slogan for the Clinton election campaign. The phrase has become a snowclone repeated often in American political"
"fiberglass statue of a bull on a 90-foot pylon at its headquarters at 715 Kirk Drive, with President Dwight D. Eisenhower presiding. The bull was nicknamed ""Bob"" by locals, a name derived from the acronym created by the phrase ""bull on building."" It either was loved as an icon or reviled as kitsch detracting from the city's beauty. The statue's sculptor was Will Decker with Rochetti and Parzini of New York City, and it was manufactured at the Colonial Plastic Corporation of Newark, New Jersey. Beginning in the 1960s, Downtown Kansas City's population began a steep decline. The city's center"
"escape. This Treasury flag was displayed at the Treasury Building after Lincoln's assassination. It was placed in a corridor outside the Secretary's suite. A reproduction of this flag, which even replicates the tear in the original, is still displayed there today. Of the three American flags displayed in the presidential booth the night of Lincoln's assassination, only one is accounted for. This flag, deemed the ""Lincoln flag,"" is a 36-star flag used to cushion Lincoln's head after he was shot. It is kept at the Pike County Historical Society located at The Columns Museum in Milford, Pennsylvania. President of the"
"C&O desk The C&O desk is one of only six desks ever used by a President of the United States in the Oval Office. Of all the Oval Office desks this one was used there only by George H. W. Bush. The C&O desk, built around 1920, is one of four desks built for the owners of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O). It was later donated to the White House by Chesapeake and Ohio's successor, CSX Transportation. The C&O desk, constructed around 1920, is a walnut reproduction of an eighteenth-century English Georgian double pedestal desk (also known as a"
"as president of the United States. The bronze plaque's relief depicts Lincoln's profile in a medallion at the center; the U.S. Capitol is on the proper left; a log cabin is on the proper right. The plaque's inscription quotes a speech that Lincoln delivered on 11 February 1861 in Indianapolis. The base remains rough, with the exception of a carved Corinthian column and capital adhered to the southeast corner. The rectangular, coated-bronze plaque measures approximately 65 in. x 37 in. x 1 1/3 in.; it is set in a rough-hewn limestone base measuring approximately 89 in x 54 in. x"
"note. On the left is the ""Statue of Freedom"" that sits atop the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C. However, at the time of issue, the ""Statue of Freedom"" was a work in progress and was not completed until 1862 and was not placed atop the Capitol dome until 1863. The base of the statue reads , but only """" is visible on the note. The border of the note features the word printed numerous times horizontally at the top, bottom, and right of the note and vertically on the left of the note. The issuing bank note company was"
"portion of the White House, and on June 13, 1989 it was moved into the newly decorated Oval Office. The ""Resolute"" desk, the Oval Office desk removed for the C&O, was placed briefly in the White House storage room, but found a final resting place for the Bush White House in the Treaty Room which Bush used as an ancillary office. George H.W. Bush only served one term as president and after Bill Clinton's inauguration the C&O desk was removed to make way for the return of the ""Resolute"" desk to the Oval Office. The location of the desk from"
"VC-137C SAM 27000 SAM 27000 was the second of two Boeing VC-137C United States Air Force aircraft that were specifically configured and maintained for the use of the President of the United States. It used the call sign Air Force One when the President was on board, and at other times it used the call sign ""SAM 27000"". The VC-137C serial number ""72-7000"" was a customized version of the Boeing 707 which entered service during the Nixon administration in 1972. It served all US presidents until George W. Bush and was retired in 2001. It is now on display at"
"before and after it was loaned to the White House, no Vice President has had the last name of ""Wilson."" Because of this, the ""Wilson desk"" has never had a ""Wilson"" use it on a regular basis, but a marble bust of Henry Wilson, the Vice President mistakenly believed to have used the Wilson desk, does sit in the Vice President's Office near the Wilson Desk. This bust, commissioned in 1885, ""served as the genesis for the Senate’s Vice Presidential Bust Collection."" Below is a table with the location of the desk from its purchase by Garret Augustus Hobart to"
"him. At the time the message was rumored to refer to president Donald Trump, however, it was found that the tag had been printed in 2004 when George W. Bush held the office. At that time, Tom Bihn told The Ottawa Citizen that the ""president"" in question was him, the president of the company, but added that he was not opposed to that sentiment about Bush. The tag gained further worldwide attention in the same year where it was believed in France that it referred to then French president Jacques Chirac. The Florida Times-Union reported on the story again when"
"Equestrian Statue of Theodore Roosevelt Equestrian Statue of Theodore Roosevelt is a bronze sculpture by James Earle Fraser. It is located at the American Museum of Natural History, New York City. The equestrian statue depicts Theodore Roosevelt on horseback. Standing to either side of him are an American Indian and an African. It was dedicated on October 27, 1940. Cast by Gorham Manufacturing Company, Providence, RI. The inscription reads:<br> (On rear of sculpture:) <br> J E FRASER SC 1939 <br> (On front of base:) <br> THEODORE ROOSEVELT<br> 1858-1919<br> (On left side of base:)<br> GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK<br>"
"Bush added its companion piece, ""The Rattlesnake"". President Harry S. Truman displayed works related to his home state of Missouri, illustrations of biplanes, and models of jet-airplanes. He hung a large photograph of the White House portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt, under whom he had served as Vice-President and who died in office in 1945. President Dwight Eisenhower filled the office walls with landscape paintings, as well as a painting of Robert E. Lee. President John F. Kennedy surrounded himself with paintings of naval battles from the War of 1812, photographs of sailboats, and ship models. President Lyndon Johnson installed"
"which she found in the White House kitchen. Mrs. Wilson also had the drapes replaced and chairs reupholstered. The room remained largely unchanged until 1952. One of the few changes made was the addition of a painting, ""Abraham Lincoln"" by George P.A. Healy, hung over the fireplace by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937. The 1869 oil-on-canvas painting by George Peter Alexander Healy depicts a seated, thoughtful Abraham Lincoln, and has remained over the State Dining Room fireplace ever since. Roosevelt also added an inscription to the ""Buffalo mantel"". The inscription was taken from a letter by John Adams to"
"originally posted at the Warp Records website, which also posted ""Bushwhacked 2"" (the sequel), and released a 12"" single of the recording with remixes. A sequel was released in February 2003 after George W. Bush's State of the Union address. It is less vulgar but otherwise similar in style and content, and exclusively uses elements of the State of the Union speech. The speech begins: ""Mr. Speaker, members of Congress and fellow citizens. Every year, by law and by custom, we meet here to threaten the world. The American flag stands for corporate scandals, recession, stock market declines, blackmail, burning"
"Uncle Sam billboard The Uncle Sam billboard is a billboard alongside Interstate 5 near Chehalis, Washington, in the United States. The two-sided billboard, which depicts Uncle Sam, is located beside Interstate 5 (I-5), near Exit 72 in Chehalis. For more than 30 years, Alfred Hamilton used the sign to promote his ""archconservative views in big block letters"". Since Hamilton's death in 2004, the billboard's conservative messages have continued; it is purportedly maintained by Hamilton's grandson. I-5 motorists have been called a ""captive audience"", as congestion often causes traffic jams between Portland, Oregon and Seattle, both generally considered liberal. In 2003,"
"then-Senator Barack Obama. The current status of the effort is that all parties agreed to a new ACOE study on the preservation of the Point, to be performed under the direction of the Army Corps office of historic preservation. The Task Force used may activities to engage as much of the community of Promontory Point park users as possible. They promoted the effort with newsletters, letters in newspapers, meetings, presentations, T-shirts, and bumper stickers, to name a few. Bumper stickers can be seen on many vehicles (including automobiles, bikes and skateboards) in the city reading ""Save the Point."" According to"
"president of the United States. Lincoln's profile faces the Capitol. The lower two-thirds of the plaque bears an inscription in raised, capital letters: Here Feb 11 1861 Abraham Lincoln on his way to Washington to assume the Presidency in an address said: ""I appeal to you to constantly bear in mind that not with politicians not with presidents not with office seekers but with you is the question: Shall the Union and shall the liberties of this country be preserved to the latest generations?"" The base is rough-hewn limestone with the exception of the southeast corner, where stonework adhered to"
"Resolute desk The ""Resolute"" desk is a nineteenth-century partners' desk used by several presidents of the United States in the White House Oval Office as the Oval Office desk. It was a gift from Queen Victoria to President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1880 and was built from the English oak timbers of the British Arctic exploration ship . Franklin Roosevelt requested the addition of a door with the presidential seal to conceal his leg braces. Many presidents since Hayes, except Johnson, Nixon, and Ford, have used the desk at various locations in the White House. The desk was removed from"
"Force One and ""George Bush 41"" is painted on the sides in honor of the George Bush Presidential Library based on George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States. The road number 4141 was previously occupied by an SD70M, which has since been renumbered to 3778. The unit was removed from active service due to reduced traffic levels stemming from the financial crisis of 2007–2010 and was stored at UP's North Little Rock shop. The locomotive was briefly removed from storage in 2012 and made a round trip from North Little Rock to Chicago, and was then"
"with President Bush's public career as congressman, Ambassador to the United Nations, Chief of the U.S. Liaison Office in China, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. In addition to memoranda, speeches, and reports found in the textual collection, there is an extensive audiovisual and photographic archive that includes approximately one million photographs and thousands of hours of audio and video tape. The 1997 statue, ""The Day the Wall Came Down"", is exhibited on the Library grounds. The Administration Building is the centerpiece of the main entrance to Texas A&M University. For many years"